Good stuff at the Prod Racing Forum, My in-car incident video is all the rage Options

[ChrisFoley]

My Video topic on the Production Board
Go there for the link and to read what other racers have to say about my incident.

[ChrisFoley]

QUOTE (Travis Neff @ Sep 28 2005, 12:37 AM)

Did the guy in the midget protest too? What did he have to say?

After the incident the Chief Steward filed a Request for Action (RFA) to investigate the contact. All three drivers were called to make statements in this action. The result was loss of qualifying times for the Miata driver.
I filed a protest against the Miata driver. I cited 5 sections of the rule book covering reckless driving, allowing racing room, use of mirrors, blocking (weaving), avoiding physical contact. I had my video and the video of the car behind me as evidence. I also had written statements from 2 drivers following me, a corner worker who was off duty and watching from a nearby vantage point, and the driver of the light blue Midget. My entire protest was upheld by the SOM (stewards of the meeting) and a penalty of 12 race event probation was handed down. My protest fee was returned to me. The driver of the blue Midget was on my side completely.
Both penalties carried an automatic 3 penalty points against the license of the Miata driver, for a total of 6 penalty points.
Both the Miata driver and myself appealed the severity of the penalty. I was asking for revocation of his competition license, and had a petition signed by many Production drivers including multiple National Champions. My appeal was considered well founded and my appeal fee was returned, except for $50 which is always retained by the SCCA. Unforunately the penalty was not increased. I had hoped they would at least suspend the Miata driver from the race.